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denkend
Thinking.
In a sentence
Hij zit aan het raam, denkend aan wat er gebeurd is.
He is sitting by the window, thinking about what happened.
In this sentence, 'denkend' is used as a present participle to describe an ongoing action ('thinking') of the subject ('Hij').
Denkend aan zijn jeugd, kreeg hij een glimlach op zijn gezicht.
Thinking about his youth, a smile appeared on his face.
Here, 'denkend' functions as an adverbial phrase, providing context to the main clause ('a smile appeared on his face').
Laat iedereen samenzitten, denkend aan oplossingen voor het probleem.
Let everyone sit together, thinking of solutions for the problem.
In this case, 'denkend' forms part of an instruction, emphasizing the continuous effort of 'thinking' about solutions.
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